sri rama sthuthi- post 5

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Dear Sri Vaishnava perunthagaiyeer,

 

We enjoyed Raama ennum moola manthirap perumai or prabhaavam [fame and

vastness] in posts 1 to 4. This naamam was "vaaliyin kaNgaLil theriyak

kaNdadhu" as described by kamban and we saw whether kamban has deviated

maharshi vaalmeeki or just followed. Now we possess that raama naama wealth

with us. On that naamam, let us do dhyaanam. Then start enjoying the verse

of kamban.

 

Evukoor vaaLiyaal yeithu naai adiyanEn

Aavi pOm vElai vaai aRivu thanthu aruLinaai

Moovar nee mudhalvan nee muRRum nee maRRum nee

Paavam nee dharumam nee pagaiyum nee uRavum nee.

 

Meaning for certain words:

Evudhal - seluththudhal- to shoot - today's rocket in tamil is called

EvukaNai because it is being shot in the space.

VaaLi- ambu- arrow

VElai- samayam, nEram, kariyam, kadal - time, work, sea or ocean

 

Meaning: vaali says "Oh Lord raama, like a dog I am of poor birth. A human

being kills a dog with ease. Like that you also shot me down with your

arrow. But you also graced with wisdom at the dying moment. By that wisdom I

realise you are

* The thri moorthy

* The first among the three moorthies

* Everything in totality

* Any thing in isolation

* Sin

* Dharmam

* Enmity

* Relation

Nothing is there in this world except and beyond you. ( in the subsequent

verse vaali says even your shot with arrow is the dharmam for me)

 

Points:

1. Please see the time and place, the Lord selects to give the real and

true wisdom.

* For viraadhan just before he being killed [so that we had a nice

series of sthOthram by viraadhan as given out by kamban].

* For vali shot by Lord's arrow, and about to die.

* For vibheeshaNan when he sacrificed his kin and left all his wealth

etc in lanka and came begging for asylum

* For Arjuna in the midst of battlefield.

A crisis is created on the devotee, so that full realisation comes that

except the lord there is no other savior. Then lord's grace is simply poured

like rain.

 

2. Even a severe punishment like being shot by Lord's arrow is a

blessing. That blesses the hit person, to receive his grace (aruL). Result -

the bhaktha becomes a devotee and sings the glory of Lord. Result - for less

blessed ones, like us, there is a sthOthram to sing his glory.

 

3. See the verse. All opposites are listed and said you are that. Sin

-dharmam, enmity- relationship. This highlights the opposites are his own

creations, the maaya and only real is HIM and HIM alone.

 

4. Just enjoy the simple tamil in the kamban verse. This moovar nee

mudhalvan nee has just a reflection of aazhvaar. First among three, one in

three, one and three are same, three in one.

Mudhalaam thiru uruvam moonRu enbar onRE

Mudhal aagum moonRukkum enbar mudhalvaa

Nigar ilagu kaar uruvaa nin agaththu anRE

Pugar ilagu thaamaraiyin poo - 72 periya thiruvanthaadhi

 

thiru koNda alladhu udaiya uruvam mudhal aagum - aam can be said as aagum

mudhal uruvam moonRu enbar

moonRukkum onRE mudhal aagum

mudhalvaa- kaar uruvaa

nin agaththu ilagu thaamaraiyin poo pugar thiru uruvaa.

Oh, simple tamil and great meaning.

 

In thiru vaasiriyam 3-

ulagam moonRu udan vaNangu thOnRu pugazh aaNai mei peRa nadaya dheivam

moovaril mudhalvan aagi- again a mudhalvanE moonRu- moonRil mudhalvan

 

In nammazhvaar thiruvaaimozhi 3-6-2 same one in three, three in one is given

like

"moovaragiya moorthiyai mudhal moovarkkum mudhalvan thannai".

 

The highlight in this verse is the timing of lord to bless the bhaktha- aavi

pOm vElai vaai aRivu.

 

Now the next verse for mooLaiyil asai pOda

Puramelaam eri seithOn mudhalinOr poruvilaa

Varamelaam uruvi en vasaiyilaa valimai saal

Uramelaam uruvi en uyirelaam nugaru nin

Saram alaal piRidhu vERu uLadhO dharumamE

 

Dhaasan

 

Vasudevan M.G.